Response from EWB-USA and TRB

[CDBarry]

I have recently received the following:

From: "Zeke Yewdall, EWB Project Coordinator"
<zeke.yewdall@mail.ewb-usa.org>
Reply-To: zeke.yewdall@ewb-usa.org
To: Chris Barry <cdbarry@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Tsunami related projects
Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 13:10:49 -0700

Chris

I think that some boatbuilding projects would be great. We just don't
have the staff to go our searching for new projects though (we only have
two paid staff and everyone else is volunteer). So, what I would recommend
is taking a look at our project application (on the downloads section of
our website), and if you know of anything that looks promising, send it our
way.

On the project review, we tend to give priority to projects that address
basic life needs (like clean water), but boats could be good if they
address transportation for medical needs, or reviving economic potential.
We also give priority to projects with a high design content, compared to
funding content. We have alot of engineers and engineers students waiting
to do work, but virtually no funding for projects.

If you want to bounce some ideas of my before filling out a full
application (or if anyone you know does), feel free to email me.

Zeke
Project Coordinator. Engineers Without Borders - USA
1880 Industrial Circle, Suite B-3
Longmont, CO, USA 80501
www.ewb-usa.org Phone: 303-772-2723
Fax: 303-772-2699
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and
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2005 TRB 84TH ANNUAL MEETING: NEW SESSION! -- TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICAL
CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE TSUNAMI DISASTER
->http://trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=4530

A special session titled “Transportation and Logistical Challenges
Associated with the Tsunami Disaster” has just been added to the program
for the TRB 84th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The session will be
held in the Blue Room of the Omni Shoreham Hotel on Sunday, January 9, at
8:00 p.m. The session will include invited presentations relating to
topics such as airlift and sealift of aid and relief supplies, including
the role of the military, distribution of aid and relief supplies once they
reach affected countries, challenges of rebuilding infrastructure in
underdeveloped countries, and the impact of the disaster on commercial
shipping and global supply chains. This session is open to all who are
interested and will include discussion of the role TRB, its sponsors, and
volunteers can play in addressing both short- and long-term challenges
associated with this disaster.

[donny_tedjo]

It Was good news from EWB, why not trying with something else.
I found the young engineer could solve the problem more better, since they still have ideallism.
I know about the EWB project in Lombok and i've also heard thet they would made the same project that sound more ecological project in Thousand Island.
They will made a reffercontainer with solar energy (the price is reasonable and quite durable and easy to maintain.)

Go Go Go EWB made something in your Summer Camp here.

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Source: Indonesia-Relief.org (http://indonesiahelp.blogspot.com/)
Date: 12 Apr 2005


Indonesia: Shipwreck hunters to provide 1,000 boats for Aceh

Jakarta, Indonesia-Relief - A groups of French and Indonesian has launched a project to help Aceh fishermen restore their life. Called as '1000 Bateaux Pour L'Indonesia' or 1,000 boats for Indonesia, the project will provide 1,000 fishing boats for fishermen in Meulaboh, West Aceh district. According to the project coordinator Pascal Kainic, they already got support from French Embassy in Indonesia as well as Indonesian Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean.
Kanic told Indonesia-Relief that the project would be coordinate through Laut Nusantara, a new foundation established to help tsunami survivor. In general, the foundation established as non-profit organization aims to promote interest and knowledge of Indonesia's sea archipelago. ''La Guilde Européene du Raid, a French charity, will also fund the projects,'' said Kanic, owner of Jakarta based Ocean Research Limited, a company dealing with historical shipwreck recoveries, auction of artifacts and various sea resources trading.

Laut Nusantara will build fiberglass boat with 14-16 meter long. The 'mini length liner' will endure long enough, up to 30 years, compared to traditional boat with only, in average, live span of 5 years. Fiberglass boat had also some additional advantages, such as lighter, faster, and consumes less fuel. The boat is also possible to store more fish, as fiberglass boat construction are 'more roomy'. And the most important reason is it will prevent mass logging of Aceh forest.

Laut Nusantara already secure 3.000 meters land in Pasir Pinang village to setup a 'boat factory'' that capable to produce 1 fiberglass boat per week. In its early phase, Laut Nusantara planned to build 100 boats, which will cost up to 150.000 euros. Dozen villagers will be trained to become fiberglass boat builder. On the next phase, the factory will be expanded and double its capacity to produce another 500 hundreds boat and so on.

Not just providing the boats, in cooperation with Bina Swadaya, Laut Nusantara will establish fisheries cooperative. The cooperative will manage the boat factory and setup supporting facilities such as fish market, cold storage, and fuel station. Based on Bina Swadaya expertise in micro-credit, the cooperative will also provide financial scheme for the fishermen to expand their fisheries business. Laut Nusantara will provide start up capital as revolving fund. © che